Weather Records on 5 January 2022

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 2022. Highest significance: Jinnah Intl, PK.

Key Facts for 5 January 2022

On 5 January 2022, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 675 daily.
Jinnah Intl set a monthly record daily precipitation of 207.0 mm (8.1 in) on 5 January 2022.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 5 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murska Sobota-Rakican	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yushu	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbine	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tony Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magic Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Horse Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lookout Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Ft Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kelley R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby (Yaouk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Wright	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Cristo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Creek #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bostetter R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montego Bay/Sangste	Jamaica	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 5 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 5 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 256.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 2022

Top 20 records on 5 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 2022	Jinnah Intl, PK	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2022	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Murska Sobota-Rakican, SI	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Yushu, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Columbine, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Tony Grove Lake, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Grant 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Mud Flat, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Marquette, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Echo Dam, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	25.6 cm (10.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Lexton, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Magic Mountain, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Crosho, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Horse Ridge, US	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2022	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 700 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1838	1
1850	1
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1860	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	3
1869	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	5
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	5
1892	5
1894	10
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	4
1901	6
1902	14
1903	9
1904	24
1905	9
1906	15
1907	7
1908	12
1909	52
1910	21
1911	27
1912	54
1913	19
1914	34
1915	21
1916	95
1917	59
1918	41
1919	53
1920	122
1921	87
1922	160
1923	97
1924	408
1925	110
1926	328
1927	417
1928	112
1929	308
1930	203
1931	176
1932	370
1933	241
1934	294
1935	755
1936	280
1937	238
1938	200
1939	736
1940	654
1941	276
1942	828
1943	355
1944	274
1945	571
1946	1,218
1947	496
1948	537
1949	948
1950	1,400
1951	200
1952	345
1953	291
1954	389
1955	770
1956	699
1957	276
1958	506
1959	1,043
1960	463
1961	305
1962	359
1963	340
1964	191
1965	488
1966	607
1967	545
1968	1,037
1969	844
1970	463
1971	1,355
1972	695
1973	566
1974	986
1975	338
1976	744
1977	613
1978	672
1979	1,781
1980	997
1981	1,136
1982	1,787
1983	929
1984	1,163
1985	970
1986	856
1987	1,031
1988	1,389
1989	1,463
1990	471
1991	1,409
1992	1,001
1993	1,604
1994	1,481
1995	956
1996	1,084
1997	2,254
1998	1,426
1999	2,443
2000	786
2001	1,251
2002	833
2003	760
2004	1,731
2005	1,947
2006	813
2007	1,844
2008	1,114
2009	671
2010	1,386
2011	620
2012	1,307
2013	501
2014	746
2015	652
2016	516
2017	1,053
2018	1,075
2019	422
2020	395
2021	366
2022	700
2023	683
2024	458
2025	607
2026	736

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Data for records on 2022-01-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	547
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2